Wide-range fine pointing mechanism for free-space laser communications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5160, Issue , 2003, Pages 495-506

  Aoki, Kazuhiko ^a   Yanagita, Yoshiho ^a   Kuroda, Hidehiko ^a   Shiratama, Koichi ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fine pointing mechanism; Free space communications; Highly precise tracking; Inter satellite links; Optical communications; Wide scanning range

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; MIRRORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STABILITY;

FREE SPACE COMMUNICATION; INTER-SATELLITE LINKS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 16544387353     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.516849     Document Type: Conference Paper

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